"If a baseball player changes his mind about playing after signing a contract, he cannot be ordered to play," he said.

He previously played two seasons for Bristol after signing for them in the summer of 2006.

Now plays for the Phillies again after signing a 5 yr deal on December 15, 2010.

You can't start out the next day playing games after signing a deal.

Hooton played his last season in 1985 for the Texas Rangers after signing with them as a free agent, going 5-8.

He never played for the Nets after signing with them on Jan. 8.

Elias played his first game of the season in Friday's victory at Carolina after signing his contract hours earlier.

Conner averaged 2.5 points and almost eight minutes of playing time last season after signing with the Rockets as a free agent in 1987.

Long was playing his first game for the Hawks after signing a 10-day contract.

He plays for Bath after signing from Ulster in the Summer of 2011.